I hope they do more than protest. To me protesting is like this: You gather one set of bachanaalist, make one set of noise, burn rubbish polluting the place, bawl down at the police, when the media come put the least coherent and least illiterate person to speak (or call out a list of society's ills that's EXTREMELY OBVIOUS). Then they go home thinking they've accomplished some great civic duty.
Stating the obvious doesn't help. Doing it with emotion doesn't help. Thats what most people call venting which most definitely wont change government's stance. I'll tell you why:
If the government is blind they will hear you but not see what the problem is.
If they are deaf they wont hear you at all.
This one is the truth to me: If they are lame they hear and see but CANT do anything.
I prefer activism. Instead of just venting activist put things into place to deal with the problem.
If its crime you do as much as legally possible do deal with it. Use your own community as security. Engage in your own investigations. Tell everything you know about any criminal activity with no fear.
If its food prices a boycott wont kill you. It will but into the offenders profit.
If its better living conditions do it the old fashioned way work for what you want, spend wisely and save. The same way our parents did.
If its national security then you can vent to the athorities. Cuz thats way out of our control.
The labour strikes and protest were not empty venting. If they did not get better work conditions and pay NO WORK would be done. They actually backed up what the said. We... have nothing to bargain with. Thats the sad truth. But we shouldn't turn criminalistic just to get people to listen to us.. I hope not.
